Column E shows the maximum air temperature. With respect to the freezing point, from 0° C at 1 atm pressure it will increase up to 0.01° C at 0.006 atm (which is about the average pressure on Mars as given by NASA). This is the triple point of water. At pressures below this, water will never be liquid. It will change directly between solid and gas phase (sublimation). The temperature for this phase change, the sublimation point, will decrease as the pressure is further decreased

Column F shows minimum air temperature.

Column G shows the air temperature range for each sol. On Earth temperatures can vary by 40 °C in deserts. In column G where the range is 59 °C or less yellow background coloring points that out. The National Park Service claims the world record in a diurnal temperature variation is 102 °F (57 °C) (from 46 °F (8 °C) to −56 °F (−49 °C)) in Browning, Montana (elevation 4,377 feet/1,334 meters) on January 23 to 24, 1916. There were 2 days in Montana where the temperature changed by 57 °C.

Column H shows temperature range divided by 40. This allows us to compare terrestrial deserts with Gale Crater, Mars. How much cooling occurs at night is related to the density of the atmosphere. Here we see the ratio of cooling on a Mars sol to the typical 40 °C cooling figure for Earth's deserts shown with a green background when that ratio is under 1.5. For MSL Year 1 when we altered the devisor from 40 °C to 57 °C then 88 of the ratios were altered to 1 or less than 1, meaning that Martian air pressure is indeed likely much higher than NASA claims.

Column I shows maximum ground temperature. As with terrestrial deserts, the ground on Mars heats more during the day than the air does, and it cools more at night than the air does. In Column K when the maximum ground temperature is given by REMS is above 0°C it is shown with a red background.

Column J shows the minimum ground temperature. When it is -90 °C or colder the background is in purple. The ground temperatures are not very precise. The requirement was to measure ground brightness temperature over the range from 150 to 300 K witha resolution of 2 K and an accuracy of 10 K.

Column K. Drop in ground temperature from day to night.

Column L shows the increase in temperature from the mast 1.5 meters above the ground down to the ground during the daylight hours. In column N anytime there is an increase in temperature of 11 °C or more this in indicated with a dark blue background.

Column M shows the decrease in temperature from the ground to the air at nights. If the data were valid we would expect similar heating or cooling to occur over the set distance from ground to boom. A quick survey of the data immediately shows that this was not found. In column L we see a variation in heating between 0 °C and at least 15 °C with a 54 °C anomaly on Sol 1,070. For nighttime cooling any variation from 11°C to 19°C is shown with a medium blue background. More than that is shown with a dark blue background.

Column N shows thepressure for the same Ls in MSL Year 1.

Column O shows the absolute value of the change in pressure in Pascals from the same Ls in the previous year (Column [M] - [C]).

Column P shows the original pressure for the same Ls in MSL Year 1 before JPL revised their data.

Column Q shows the Ls during Year 1.

Column R shows the UV for the sol in Year 2.

Column S shows the UV for the sol in Year 1. All sols in MSL Year 1 and Year 2 have opacity listed as “sunny” which seems dubious.

Column T shows comments, if any.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

SOL

~LS

PRESSURE

Pa

EARTH

DATE

MAX

AIR

TEMP

°C

MIN

AIR

TEMP

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C/40

MAX

GROUND

TEMP °C

MIN

GROUND

TEMP °C

∆ GROUND

TEMP

DAY

TO

NIGHT

DAYTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR

TO GROUND

NIGHTTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR TO

GROUND

PRESSURE

AT SAME

LS IN MSL

YEAR 2

∆ PRESSURE

YEAR 3 TO

YEAR 2 SAME

LS

~LS year 2

PRESSURE

YEAR 1

BEFORE

REVISION

UV

YR

3

UV

YR

2

MSL YEAR 2 SOL FOR THIS LS/

COMMENTS

YELLOW IF <60 °C

GREEN IF<1.5

RED IF

> 0 °C

PURPLE = >-90°C OR COLDER

Yellow numbers = -80 to -89 °C,

red background = -90°C or colder drop

BLUE = >10°C

PURPLE = >10°C

YELLOW = > 7 Pa)

1687

359

838

5/5/2017

-11

-75

64

1.6

6

-82

-88

17

-7

853

-15

0

819

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1019) Last day of summer (included for reference)

1688

0

840

5/6/2017

-13

-76

63

1.575

5

-95

-100

18

-19

832

+8

0

No revision but 832 seemed too low.

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1020) First day of fall.

1689

0

840

5/7/2017

-10

-75

65

1.625

5

-89

-94--9

15

-14

850

-10 (originally -8)

1

848

H

L changed to H. Year 1 was H.

(1021)

1690

1

840

5/8/2017

-14

-76

62

1.55

2

-81

-83

16

-5

852

-12

1

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1022)

1691

1

N/A

5/9/2017

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

827

N/A

2

N/A

N/A

H. Year 1 was H.

(1023)

1692

2

820

5/10/2017

-11

-62

51

1.275

5

-64

-69

16

-2

851

-31

(apparent error year 2)

2

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1024)

1693

2

840

5/11/2017

-12

-76

64

1.6

6

-82

-88

18

-6

851

-11

3

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1025)

1694

3

840

5/12/2017

-12

-76

64

1.6

5

-118

-123

17

-42

868

-28 (possible error year 2)

3

N/A

H

N/A (was L). Year 1 was H.

(1026)

1695

3

840

5/13/2017

-13

-77

64

1.6

5

-97

-102

18

-20

N/A

N/A

4

N/A

H

N/AandN/A

(1027)

1696

4

841

5/14/2017

-13

-75

62

1.55

5

-85

-90

18

-10

853

-12

4

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was N/A.

(1028)

1697

4

841

5/15/2017

-15

-77

62

1.55

3

-113

-118

18

-36

856

-15

5

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was N/A.

(1029)

1698

5

842

5/16/2017

-12

-77

62

1.55

4

-104

-107

16

-27

855

-13

5

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was N/A.

(1030)

1699

5

843

5/17/2017

-12

-77

62

1.55

4

-112

-116

16

-27

856

-13

6

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was N/A.

(1031)

1700

6

842

5/18/2017

-14

-76

62

1.55

6

-106

-112

20

-30

854

-12

6

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was N/A.

(1032)

1701

6

841

5/19/2017

-12

-76

64

1.6

5

-85

-90

17

-9

856

-15

7

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was N/A.

(1033)

1702

7

842

5/20/2017

-12

-75

63

1.575

4

-87

-91

16

-12

859

-17

7

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was N/A.

(1034)

1703

7

830

5/21/2017

-12

-68

56

1.4

8

-78

-86

20

-10

857

-27

8

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1035)

1704

8

844

5/22/2017

-14

-77

63

1.575

7

-86

-93

21

-9

860

-16

8

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1036)

1705

8

850

5/23/2017

-20

-76

56

1.4

6

-86

-92

26

-10

856

-6

9

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1037)

1706

9

845

5/24/2017

-17

-77

60

1.5

4

-106

-110

21

-29

858

-13

9

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1038)

1707

9

860

5/26/2017

-22

-77

55

1.375

3

-105

-108

25

-28

858

+2

9

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1038 again) For the last Martian month the Ls from MSL Year 2 has differed from the Ls in Year 3 by one half degree. Therefore instead of using Ls 10 data from Sol 1039 of Year 2 here, the data from Sol 1038 is repeated. frokm f

1708

10

846

5/27/2017

-13

-76

63

1.575

5

-87

-92

18

-11

857

-11

10

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1039)

1709

10

847

5/28/2017

-14

-76

62

1.55

6

-128

-134

20

-52

858

-11

10

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1040)Another insane record ground temp low. Note that for Sols 1708, 1709 anf 1710, the low air temps were all -76°C, but the ground temp lows varied from -87°C to -128°C (-198.4° F) and then went back up to -86° (-122.8 F). We are asked to believe that while air temps were consistent, on Sol 1709 in 1.5 meters the temperature fell by 52°C which is 93.6 °F. See Figure 2 below.

1710

11

848

5/29/2017

-12

-76

64

1.6

5

-86

-91

17

-10

859

-11

11

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1041)

1711

11

848

5/30/2017

-13

-75

62

1.55

5

-91

-96

18

-16

859

-11

11

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1042)

1712

12

849

5/31/2017

-11

-77

66

1.65

5

-108

-113

16

-31

860

-11

12

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1043)

1713

12

850

6/1/2017

-10

-75

65

1.625

6

-101

-107

16

-26

860

-10

12

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1044)

1714

13

849

6/2/2017

-13

-77

64

1.6

6

-124

-130

19

-47

861

-12

13

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1045)

1715

13

851

6/3/2017

-10

-77

67

1.675

5

-119

-124

15

-42

862

-11

13

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1046)

1716

14

850

6/4/2017

-10

-76

66

1.65

6

-87

-93

16

-11

863

-13

14

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1047)

1717

14

851

6/5/2017

-12

-76

64

1.6

2

-94

-96

14

-18

864

-13

14

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1048)

1718

15

852

6/6/2017

-16

-77

61

1.525

5

-111

-116

21

-34

864

-12

15

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1049)

1719

15

853

6/7/2017

-19

-77

58

1.45

3

-113

-116

22

-36

863

-10

15

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1050)

1720

16

853

6/8/2017

-17

-76

59

1.475

4

-92

-96

21

-16

864

-11

16

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1051)

1721

16

852

6/9/2017

-16

-76

60

1.5

4

-136

-140

20

-60

865

-13

16

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1052)

New record ground temp. low. -136 C = -212.8 F. See Figure 3.

1722

17

854

6/10/2017

-13

-77

64

1.6

2

-122

-124

15

-45

865

-11

17

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1053)

1723

17

854

6/11/2017

-16

-76

60

1.5

2

-94

-96

18

-18

867

-13

17

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1054)

1724

18

856

6/12/2017

-21

-77

56

1.4

5

-85

-90

26

-8

868

-12

17

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1055)

1725

18

857

6/13/2017

-18

-79

61

1.525

5

-105

-110

23

-26

868

-11

18

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1056)

1726

19

855

6/14/2017

-17

-76

59

1.475

5

-92

-97

22

-16

867

-12

18

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1057)

1727

19

855

6/15/2017

-13

-75

62

1.55

2

-92

-94

15

-17

868

-13

19

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1058)

1728

20

855

6/16/2017

-16

-76

60

1.5

5

-93

-98

21

-17

870

-15

19

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1059)

1729

20

858

6/17/2017

-19

-76

57

1.425

4

-92

-96

23

-16

870

-12

20

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1060)

1730

21

858

6/18/2017

-20

-77

57

1.425

3

-93

-96

23

-16

871

-13

20

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1061)

1731

21

857

6/19/2017

-24

-78

54

1.35

6

-95

-101

30

-17

871

-14

21

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1062)

1732

22

858

6/20/2017

-24

-78

54

1.35

7

-92

-99

31

-14

871

-13

21

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1063)

1733

22

859

6/21/2017

-21

-77

56

1.4

2

-122

-124

23

-45

871

-12

22

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1064)

1734

23

859

6/22/2017

-22

-78

56

1.4

1

-121

-122

23

-43

873

-14

22

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1065)

1735

23

861

6.23.2017

-22

-78

56

1.4

5

-133

-138

27

-55

875

-14

23

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1066)

1736

23

860

6/24/2017

-16

-77

61

1.525

6

-91

-97

22

-14

875

-15

23

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1067)

1737

24

861

6/25/2017

-19

-78

59

1.475

5

-108

-113

24

-30

874

-13

24

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1068)

1738

24

861

6/26/2017

-22

-78

56

1.4

4

-98

-102

26

-20

876

-15

24

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1069)

1739

25

861

6/27/2017

-22

-77

55

1.375

4

-133

-137

26

-56

877

-16

25

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1070) See Figure 4 for topography.

Altitude for Sol 1739 = -4243 m.

1740

25

861

6/28/2017

-21

-78

57

1.425

4

-86

-90

25

-8

878

-17

25

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1071)

1741

26

863

6/29/2017

-18

-78

60

1.5

7

-85

-92

25

-7

879

-16

26

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1072)

1742

26

865

6/30/2017

-12

-77

65

1.625

7

-86

-93

19

-9

879

-14

26

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was M.

(1073)

1743

27

863

7/2/2017

-21

-78

57

1.425

7

-90

-97

28

-12

878

-15

27

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was M.

(1074)

1744

27

863

7/3/2017

-22

-78

56

1.4

7

-89

-96

29

-11

879

-16

27

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1075)

1745

28

865

7/4/2017

-19

-78

59

1.475

6

-88

-94

25

-10

880

-15

28

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was M.

(1076)

1746

28

866

7/5/2017

-16

-76

60

1.5

9

-89

-98

25

-13

880

-14

28

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was M.

(1077) Altitude on Sol 1746 = -4,241 m (sand/rock)

1747

29

866

7/6/2017

-16

-79

63

1.575

6

-88

-94

22

-9

881

-15

29

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was M.

(1078) Altitude on Sol 1747 = -4,240 m (sand)

1748

29

867

7/7/2017

-19

-79

60

1.5

7

-89

-96

26

-10

882

-15

29

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1079) Altitude on Sol 1748 = -4,239 m (sand)

1749

30

867

7/8/2017

-21

-76

57

1.425

6

-90

-96

27

-14

882

-15

29

N/A

M

M. Year 1 was M.

(1080)

1750

30

867

7/9/2017

-17

-77

60

1.5

4

-91

-95

21

-14

882

-15

30

N/A

M

M. Year 1 was M.

(1081)

1751

31

867

7/10/2017

-23

-78

55

1.375

6

-91

-97

29

-13

882

-15

30

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1082) Altitude on Sol 1751 = -4,238 m (rock)

1752

31

867

7/11/2017

-16

-80

64

1.6

2

-90

-92

18

-10

883

-16

31

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1083) Altitude on Sol 1752 = -4,238 m (rock)

1753

32

868

7/12/2017

-16

-76

60

1.5

3

-88

-91

1119q1

-12

885

-17

31

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1084)

1754

32

870

7/13/2017

-20

-78

58

1.45

3

-85

-88

23

-7

886

-16

32

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(1085) Altitude on Sol 1754 = 4,233 m below areoid

1755

32

870

7/14/2017

-22

-77

55

1.375

3

-86

-89

25

-9

885

-15

32

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1086)

1756

33

871

7/15/2017

-23

-78

55

1.375

4

-87

-91

27

-9

885

-14

33

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(1087)

Curiosity is about to enter conjunction (go behind the sun) for 3 weeks.